Breeding Nationalism: Conceiving the Native Breeds
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https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2026550103Keywords:
classification, categories, animal husbandry, agricultural science, animalsAbstract
The article researches the influence of nationalism on shaping livestock classification and the concept of animal breeds. Analyzing 19th to 21st-century animal husbandry literature from Carniola and Styria, it demonstrates how agricultural experts researched the origin of certain groups of livestock to legitimize the conception of native national breeds. The study reveals the integration of animals into the process of nation-building and thus signals a modern redefinition of societal relationships with the animal world.
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